As DEI bans impact colleges nationwide, many institutions are renaming their offices to something more innocuous. The results have been varied.
Not long after Texas passed SB 17, a law prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities, many institutions chose to rename their former DEI offices, using words like “belonging,” “community engagement” and “student development” in the new titles.
But last month, an anti-DEI legislator warned that cosmetic adjustments were not enough. Republican state senator Brandon Creighton, the lead sponsor of SB 17, wrote letters to Texas’s public university systems reminding them that compliance with the law goes beyond renaming offices.
“While I am encouraged with the progress I have seen from many institutions of higher education in implementing SB 17, I am deeply concerned with the possibility that many institutions may choose to merely rename their offices or employee titles,” he wrote. ”This letter should serve as notice that this practice is unacceptable.”
Are DEI office names changes enough ? Enough for what ??
Are DEI office names changes enough ? Enough for what ?? Every city has a martin luther king boulevard or highway. These name changing proposals are getting out of hand.
A pig is still a pig no matter what you want to call it..
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me.
Apparently there are a lot of people being butt hurt over words.
To those people, I might suggest putting on a helmet, it’s rough out there.